Mr Zuma has resisted growing strain to surrender since December, when Cyril Ramaphosa replaced him as leader of the ANC.

It is unclear how Mr Zuma will answer to the formal demand to step down, which is anticipated to be issued afterward Tuesday.

Earlier, Mr Ramaphosa left the meeting of the ANC’s nationwide govt committee to race to Mr Zuma’s space, the build he is acknowledged to possess actually handy the president he could well maybe be recalled if he didn’t step down. He later returned to the ANC conclave.

What has Mr Zuma done contaminated?

Mr Zuma’s presidency has been overshadowed by allegations of corruption which he has continually vehemently denied.

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Media captionThe Zuma presidency: Scandals and successes

In 2016, South Africa’s perfect court docket dominated that Mr Zuma had violated the structure when he failed to repay govt money spent on his personal dwelling.

Closing year the Supreme Court docket of Appeal dominated that he need to face 18 counts of corruption, fraud, racketeering and money laundering touching on to a 1999 fingers deal.

Extra recently, Mr Zuma’s links to the well off India-born Gupta family, who’re supposed to possess influenced the government, possess resulted in his fame to plummet.

Each Mr Zuma and the Guptas bid the allegations.

What could well maybe happen now?

Correspondents issue this could well even be very tough for him to withstand a proper demand to resign – is realizing as a “take hold of”.

But Mr Zuma would now not be legally obliged to step down and he could well maybe technically follow it as president of South Africa no topic shedding the faith of his birthday celebration.

On the alternative hand, he would then be anticipated to face a self belief vote in parliament. The date for this has already been situation – 22 February.

Mr Zuma has survived other such votes, however he would now not be anticipated to pull it off over again. A self belief vote could well maybe be regarded as a humiliating route of for him and the birthday celebration.